ARC: US air ticket sales still down

• Airline ticket sales by US travel agents are in the red
• ARC confirms slump in US air ticket sales
• No recovery in sight for US travel agencies selling air tickets

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Ụlọ ọrụ mkpesa ụgbọ elu (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019. These totals represent sales generated by U.S. travel agencies* and processed through the ARC settlement system. Data figures are for the seven days ending February 7, 2021.

Enyere tiketi maka njem njem niile:

Oge 7-ụbọchị agwụ	Ụdị tiketi  vs. Otu izu 2019	Ọdịiche Ahịa vs. Otu izu 2019
January 17	-71.7%	-83.3%
January 24	-70.5%	-83.7%
January 31	-68.0%	-81.8%
February 7	-66.9%	-81.5%
52-Week Average**	-70.2%	-79.7%

Ọdịiche dị na tiketi rere site na ngalaba maka njem niile:

Oge 7-ụbọchị agwụ	ụlọọrụ	Online	Ntụrụndụ/Ndị ọzọ
January 17	-88.0%	-59.2%	-72.2%
January 24	-87.5%	-56.0%	-73.4%
January 31	-85.8%	-53.5%	-70.6%
February 7	-86.1%	-50.4%	-70.1%
52-Week Average**	-82.3%	-60.5%	-71.8%

* Ihe edeturu

• Results are based on weekly sales data ending February 7, 2021, from 11,363 U.S. retail and corporate travel agency locations, and online travel agencies. Results do not include sales of tickets purchased directly from airlines and are not net of refunds or exchanges.
• Mkpokọta ire ere hà nhata ego a kwụrụ maka tiketi, nke gụnyere ụtụ isi na ụgwọ.

**Additional Notes

• The 52-week rolling average is the average ticketing volume and other variances over the last 52 weeks, ending with the most recent week, compared to the 2019 baseline numbers.